Whether data comes in the form of confidential consumer data, healthcare
records or business intelligence, WD Gold hard drives provide a
no-compromise storage solution that modern day IT managers need.

"As data growth continues unabated, retaining more of that data and
generating meaningful insight from it becomes increasingly important,"
said Brendan Collins, vice president, Devices business unit, Western
Digital. "Businesses that most effectively extract value from
operational data are able to make smarter decisions, improve business
outcomes and ultimately gain a competitive advantage."

The WD Gold hard drives are designed to store users' most precious data.
Designed for heavy-workload, high-vibration server environments, the new
drives have a reliability rating (2.5 million hours MTBF) that is among
the highest in WD's hard drive portfolio. The drives utilize Western
Digital's 4th generation HelioSeal technology, which seals
helium in the drive to help provide exceptional capacity, reliability
and power efficiency.

Western Digital is an industry-leading provider of storage technologies
and solutions that enable people to create, leverage, experience and
preserve data. The company addresses ever-changing market needs by
providing a full portfolio of compelling, high-quality storage solutions
with customer-focused innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and
speed. Our products are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands
to OEMs, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers. Financial and investor information is available on the
company's Investor Relations website at investor.wdc.com.